King’s Quest is back baby! The first episode of the fan King’s Quest project,The Silver Lining - Episode 1 - What Is Decreed Must Be, is now available for download (Free, forum registration required)

.NET & Funky Fresh - Thank You Activision! King’s Quest Lives On!

“Some months back I blogged about “The Silver Lining,” a King’s Quest fan project that’s been in development for almost eight years.  I was upset because Activision, after acquiring Vivendi-Universal, decided to shutdown the project. Well, it seams that things have changed! Activision has granted Phoenix Online a full non-profit license to release all five episodes over the coarse of 2010. Thank you Activision! You did something really good. In about 20 minutes from now, Episode 1: What is Decreed Must Be, releases to web.  Here’s the list of episodes planned in the series:

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The Silver Lining - Episode 1 - What Is Decreed Must Be

Phoenix Online Fan Club - The Silver Lining - Episode 1 - What Is Decreed Must Be Download (forum registration required)

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Put on your adventurer’s cap as King Graham on a brand new quest in the Land of the Green Isles, featuring beautifully rendered cutscenes and enhanced 3D graphics which enable you complete exploration while on your Quest.

Reunite with the Royal Family of Daventry and learn more about them than you thought possible as you begin a new journey which puts you in control of Graham, Alexander, and Rosella.in a brand new point-and-click adventure.

As you explore the Land of the Green Isles, your journey is enhanced by an original breath-taking musical score, fully-voiced character and narrator dialogue with closed-captioning available for the hearing impared.

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Come on, it’s King’s Quest! (and free… lol :)

The install, and suggested Win7 patch, went smooth for me (Win7 x64, MS PDC09 Acer 1420p, 4GB RAM) and the game, and cutscenes, etc, play very well…